Roberto Orci has decided to step down as the director of ‘Star Trek 3’.
Orci, however, will remain on board as a producer, said the Hollywood Reporter.
The reason behind his departure is not known.
The screenwriter was set to make his directorial debut with the film. He was slated to step in after J J Abrams, who directed the first two movies in the series.
Abrams is currently busy helming ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’.
Actress Jennifer Aniston says that one of her intimate scenes in which she had to get close with her co-star who is in coma was cut from “Horrible Bosses 2”.
The 45-year-old said that the erotic footage was tricky to film because the actor Charlie Day could only lie there with her on top, but in the end the scene was deemed too controversial and was cut from the comedy movie, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
JK Rowling has recently promised fans to deliver new “festive surprises” every day throughout the Christmas period by publishing new Harry Potter series.
The official website Pottermore has announced that new stories around the wizarding world will be released on December 12th and lasts right up to the 23rd December, the Mirror reported.
The new bits and bobs will focus on Draco Malfoy, Potter’s platinum-haired, Slytherin-residing school nemesis.
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Miley Cyrus and her new boyfriend Patrick Schwarzenegger were photographed hanging out at the pool in Miami, Florida.
In some photos, Patrick could be seen placing his hand on the 22-year-old pop star’s shoulder as they walked by the pool.
The ‘Wrecking Ball’ singer wore a black plunging one-piece swimsuit paired with ripped denim hotpants. She completed her look with black sunglasses, a Chanel choker, gold bracelets and flat platform shoes.
Patrick, meanwhile, looked comfortable wearing a grey tee, printed shorts and white sneakers.
Former ‘Dexter’ star CS Lee has joined season 2 of ‘HBO’s True Detective’.
The 42-year-old actor will appear in the role of State Attorney General Richard Geldof. Richard Geldof is described as an ambitious, political man who is well spoken and intelligent, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Lee joins the all-star cast of Colin Farrell, Vince Vaughn, Taylor Kitsch and Rachel McAdams.
‘True Detective’ season 2 is to follow three police officers and a career criminal. Filming on the eight-episode season is currently underway in California.
‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ star Chris Pratt is in talks to join the remake of ‘Magnificent Seven’.
Pratt, 35, would join the already cast Denzel Washington in director Antoine Fuqua’s movie, Deadline reported.
‘Magnificent Seven’ tells the tale of an oppressed Mexican peasant village who enlist the help of seven gunfighters to defend their homes.
Pratt is in line for the role of a gunfighter named Farraday in the retelling.
The MGM original was released in 1960 from director John Sturges, starring Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen and Charles Bronson.
Rod Stewart has paid tribute to his late Faces bandmate Ian McLagan, saying he is devastated by his death.
Keyboard player McLagan died at the age of 69 at a hospital in Austin, Texas, after having a massive stroke on Wednesday, and Stewart said he is in shock after being told the tragic news by fellow former Faces member Ronnie Wood.
“I’m absolutely devastated. Last night I was at a charity do, Mick Hucknall was singing ‘I’d Rather Go Blind’ and Ron Wood texted to say Ian had passed. It was as if his spirit was in the room. I’ll miss you mate,” Stewart said.
‘The Wire’ star Gbenga Akinnagbe has joined the cast of ‘The Following’.
The 35-year-old actor will play will play an FBI Hostage Rescue Team agent in season three of the Fox Thriller, Deadline reported.
Akinnagbe has previously appeared in ’24: Live Another Day’, ‘The Good Wife’ and ‘The Wire’.
‘Almost Human’ star Michael Ealy has been cast as the main villain for season three of ‘The Following’, which will embark on a different storyline to the first two outings.
It was recently announced that Allison Mack will guest star in season three.
Singer Miley Cyrus, known for her notorious acts, was seen biting off a Barbie doll’s head recently.
Cyrus munched on a barbie when she attended the Jeremy Scott and Moschino Party in association with Barbie here Thursday, reports dailymail.co.uk.
The singer was posing with a Barbie dressed in a bright pink ensemble from Scott’s ‘Barbie’ collection for the Italian label. But the singer took a step ahead by pretending to eat barbie doll’s head.
Cyrus’s rumoured boyfriend Patrick Schwarzenegger also attended the party.
Bill Cosby’s Hollywood Walk of Fame was recently defaced after the word “rapist” was written on Cosby’s star three times, it has been revealed.
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, which manages the stars embedded in several sidewalks, wrote in a statement when people were unhappy with one of their honorees, they would hope that they would project their anger in more positive ways than to vandalize a California state landmark, the Guardian reported.
However, the graffiti commenting on sex abuse allegations against Cosby were removed later.
Madonna is definitely ageing gracefully as she still managed to look hot in her fourth Versace’s Spring/Summer 2015 campaign.
The Queen of Pop looked hot in “pretty” devil look with dark lips, smoky eyes and ruffled tresses, the Mirror reported.
Whilst talking about her Versace experience, the singer asserted that it was always thrilling to be dressed head to toe in Versace and experience first-hand Donatella’s vivid imagination and passion that she had created for this collection.
Taylor Swift has been recently spotted with her former beau Harry Styles at a party after the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in London.
The pair, who split in 2013, was spotted sitting at the same table in London Edition hotel and was seen dancing with friends at the post-show bash, People Magazine reported.
Swift had earlier admitted that Styles inspired some songs on her hit album ‘1989,’ while the One Direction rocker has told fans he feels “lucky” that the 24-year-old singer writes about him. (ANI)
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian and her husband Kanye West’s wedding day picture is the most “liked” post of 2014 over social media.
The duo, who married May 24 in Florence, Italy, shared one of their first kisses as newlyweds and have attracted a huge 2.4 million ‘likes’ for it on Instagram, reports mirror.co.uk.
The second most “liked” picture was a black and white photo of Justin Bieber and his on-and-off girlfriend Selena Gomez, which garnered 1.9 million ‘likes’.
Country star Taylor Swift has reportedly been dating The 1975’s Matt Healy for two months.
The ‘Blank Space’ hitmaker, whose previous boyfriends include Harry Styles and John Mayer, has been seeing The 1975 frontman since October, reported Contactmusic.
“Taylor and Matty have been dating for approximately two months now. It started off as a mutual crush and has been blossoming more and more.
“They both have very busy schedules as The 1975 is touring and Taylor is promoting her album but whenever they can find time to be in the same city they do it,” a source said.
Director Brett Morgen has revealed Nirvana musician Kurt Cobain’s wife Courtney Love has no editorial involvement in his biopic.
Morgen, who is working on the film with Cobain and Love’s daughter Frances Bean, said he decided not to give the ‘Hole star’ control over Montage of Heck, because she features in the documentary, said The Hollywood Reporter.
“At a certain point, I started working more closely with Frances Bean and we agreed that because Courtney was a subject in the film, it would be best if she wasn’t given editorial control,” he said.
Beatles legend Paul McCartney agreed to soundtrack a video game to infiltrate his children and grand children’s lives.
The Beatles legend recorded the theme tune for new game ‘Destiny’ and agreed they could use his song ‘Hope for the Future’ because he thinks it’s the only way he can now get his family to listen to his music, reported Contactmusic.
“I know from my kids and my grandkids, they just bury themselves in a game and I don’t think they’ve got time to listen to my music.
‘Moon’ actor Sam Rockwell is set for a comeback to the Broadway stage in a revival of Sam Shepard’s 1983 play ‘Fool For Love’.
Rockwell, 46, last appeared on the Broadway stage in 2010’s ‘A Behanding in Spokane’.
He will play one half of a troubled former couple working through its issues in a desert motel opposite ‘Venus in Fur’ Nina Arianda next autumn, reported Contactmusic.
The pair will tackle the parts originally made famous by Ed Harris and Kathy Baker off-Broadway in 1983.
Musician Kian Egan has refuted rumours that his Irish boyband Westlife was planning a comeback album in 2015, three years after its split.
Reports suggested that the ‘You Raise Me Up’ hitmakers’ former record label Syco had approached them for an album, followed by a tour in 2016, reported Contactmusic.
“Guys Im sorry to say but I don’t know where these rumours are coming from about a Westlife reunion but it’s untrue. Sorry,” Egan clarified in a Twitter post.
Actor Jack O’Connel has revealed he ‘fancies’ his ‘Tulip Fever’ co-star Dame Judi Dench.
O’Connell, 24, is convinced the 79-year-old actress, whose husband Michael Williams died in 2001, shares his feelings, reported Contactmusic.
“I fancy her. I really fancy her. I think she fancies me. I bought her a bottle of Moet (champagne) and she kissed me on my cheek. Then she said, ‘Goodbye darling boy.’ Can I quote something else she said: She turned to me and she went, ‘Sock it to ’em, Jack,'” he said.
Veteran singer-songwriter Barry Manilow will retire from touring the world at the end of his next run of concerts, which begin in February next year and conclude in June.
The 71-year-old ‘Mandy’ hitmaker announced the news live on British TV, insisting his ‘One Last Time’ concerts will be the end of his touring days, reported Contactmusic.
Manilow, however, said he will ‘probably’ still make and promote music.
“Yeah, that’s enough touring for me. All these years. I’ll probably still make records. I’ll probably still come here and talk about them but I can’t pack any more,” he said.
Blake Lively has credited her actress mother Elaine and sisters Robyn and Lori for having a relaxed pregnancy.
The pregnant ‘Age of Adaline’ actress said she will lean on lessons she learned from family members while raising her own child, reported Us magazine.
“If I could pass along anything that my mother or my sisters taught me I feel like my kids would be very well off. But also I’m fortunate enough to be amongst women like this…,” Lively, 27, said.
Japanese rocker Miyavi is a superstar at home, but he was so nervous making his Hollywood debut as an actor for Angelina Jolie in ‘Unbroken’ that he hurled in front of her.
Miyavi, 33, is making his international debut in acting with the real-life based drama on World War II hero Louis Zamperini, reported the New York Post.
“I literally threw up. But Angie (Jolie) knows how actors feel. She said, ‘Just be yourself. Accept yourself’. I got back to the set and I threw up again,” he said.
Singer Carrie Underwood is set to launch a lifestyle clothing collection, named, CALIA.
The 31-year-old ‘Last Name’ hitmaker has designed CALIA for active women who require transitional pieces to take them from running errands to working out, reported People magazine.
The range has been created in collaboration with Dick’s Sporting Goods, with the collection set to be sold exclusively with the US retailer.
Hollywood couple Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are reportedly heading for split less than a year after getting engaged.
Depp, 51, and Heard, 28, are having major issues and wedding plans are up in the air, reported E!Online.
“Both have extreme personalities and are both very intense people. Arguments are bound to arise,” a source said.
Representatives for both the actors have declined to comment on their relationship status.
Country star Taylor Swift has landed another US chart double after her 1989 album returned to the top of the charts.
The 24-year-old singer has toppled ex-boyfriend Harry Styles and his One Direction bandmates from the Billboard 200 number one spot as her Blank Space hit remains rooted to the top of the Hot 100 singles countdown.
Swift’s new album has now sold over 2.5 million copies in the five weeks since its release. It has spent all but one of those weeks at number one.